Minister of Trade and Industry, Bajram Hasani, met today in Prizren the Minister of Tourism and Environment of Albania, Blendi Klosi.
Both ministers agreed to have a joint tourist agenda between Kosovo and Albania.
Minister Hasani stressed that together with Minister Klosi we will open the winter tourist season in Rugova Mountains or in Brezovica.
Minister Hasani said that Kosovo as well has tourist attractions to visit, especially during the winter season. "We met with Minister of Tourism, Mr Blendi Klosi. We talked about the cooperation between the two countries and how to organize and enhance the cooperation in the future in the field of tourism. Albania has been doing well in the field of tourism. We have also given much importance to tourism after the establishment of the department. Today we are intentionally in beautiful Prizren in order to convey a message from here that we are for cooperation between the two countries, especially with the Republic of Albania, because there are several opportunities and room for cooperation. We talked with the Minister and from the beginning of the autumn season, we will open the winter season either in Brezovica or Rugova and from there we can give a message because we think that there are many places to be visited in Kosovo from Albanians", said Minister Hasani.
Minister Klosi said that they will work on developing a strategy between the two countries in the field of tourism and thus Kosovo and Albania to have a joint offer for the Balkan countries.
"We chose Prizren in order to prove how well a city could become a European tourist destination, just as Prizren is and experienced this transformation thanks to 'DokuFest'. We should have this as a starting point and develop a joint strategy for both sides of the mountains, and not to divide the sea of Albania and Kosovo, all of this belongs to Albanians. What's left of us to do is to have an opportunity to develop a joint program so administrative policies can adequately follow the business demands. Therefore, a joint group will have the opportunity to prepare a joint agenda by October and provide an offer for the entire region of Balkans and the offers of our two governments will be joint offers", said Klosi.